jpdb beta

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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to race against time

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suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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finish; completion; the end

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correct answer

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

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damage

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weak; delicate; sickly

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robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

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soldier; combatant; warrior

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

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creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

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melody; tune

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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molars; back teeth

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fist

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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copper line; copper wire

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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mineral matter; metallic property

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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perception; sensation; awareness

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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collarbone; clavicle

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beyond that point; after that

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under the floor

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to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

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memory; memory; recollection; remembrance

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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